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give way to
To make room for; allow to go or pass; yield to.
John gave way to the old lady and let her pass.
To allow to decide.
Mrs. Rogers gave way to her husband in buying the car.
To lose control of (your feelings), not hold back.
Timmy gave way to his feelings when his dog died.
To be replaced by.
Radio has given way to television in popularity.
When she saw the clowns, the little girl's tears gave way to laughter.
give way
To go back; retreat.
The enemy army is giving way before the cannon fire.
To make room, get out of the way.
The children gave way and let their mother through the door.
To lose control of yourself; lose your courage or hope; yield.
Mrs. Jones didn't give way during the flood, but she was very frightened.
To collapse; fail.
Mary's legs gave way and she fainted.
The river was so high that the dam gave way.
To let yourself be persuaded; give permission.
Billy kept asking his mother if he could go to the movies and she finally gave way.
give-and-take
give and take
A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree. Compromise.
Give and take is an important element of a successful marriage.
Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give-and-take with the other children but wants everything for himself.
Most business negotiations involve give and take between the parties involved.
There has to be give-and-take between two countries before they can be friends.
Friendly talking or argument back and forth. Friendly sharing of ideas which may not agree; also: an exchange of teasing remarks.
After the meeting there was a lot of give-and-take about plans for the dance.
giveaway
dead giveaway
An open secret. Stress on give.
By mid-afternoon, it was a dead giveaway who the new boss would be.
A forced or sacrifice sale at which items are sold for much less than their market value.
The Simpson's garage sale was actually a big giveaway.
A gift; something one doesn't have to pay for.
The tickets to the concert were a giveaway.
giving a donkey strawberries
Дословно: "Кормить осла клубникой".
Совершать бессмысленные, бесполезные действия.
Совершать бессмысленные, бесполезные действия.
Taking me to see a professional ballet performance is like giving strawberries to a donkey.
Брать меня на классический балет, это всё равно, что кормить осла клубникой – я ничего в нем не понимаю.
glad hand
A friendly handshake; a warm greeting.
Father went to the front door to give Uncle Fred the glad hand when he arrived.
The politician went down the street on election day giving everyone the glad hand.
glad rags
Clothes worn to parties or on special occasions; best clothes.
Mrs. Owens put on her glad rags for the party.
glance off
To ricochet.
The bullet glanced off the wall and wounded an innocent bystander.